Closing stock market indices

18 Oct, 2008

Major stock markets outside the United States ended on Friday.
The index gained four percent on the week, but has lost 40.9 percent this year on worries a recession will affect the prospects of companies across the board and add to the effects of banking failures.
The All Gold index closed at 1738.5 points, down 119.47 or 6.43 percent, and shedding 160.09 points since last Friday. The Industrial index closed at 15767.66 points, down 151.2 or 0.95 percent, dropping just 22.10 points since last weekend.

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